US Government’s Statement of Interest Begins to Ripple

LockFOB, LLC, a company that touts its efforts to commercialize battery- and power-free smart lock products and related USB keys, has filed its first litigation—suing iLOQ (2:25-cv-00672) over the provision of various battery-free smart locks and rechargeable digital keys. The now-plaintiff seeks a permanent injunction, arguing that it has suffered irreparable harm because it is “difficult to fully quantify” the loss of control over its patented technology (also citing “lost market opportunities, lost access to markets, lost and delayed business relationships, [and] lost and delayed distribution”). This language echoes that of the US Department of Justice/USPTO brief endorsing injunctive relief for NPEs in its statement of interest (SOI) in the Radian Memory Systems LLC (RMS) litigation.